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    Looking at New Livery Yard today

    keep looking something will turn up. I'm on an almost perfect yard I love it but i'm moving house and cant travel 17 miles there and back every morning and night, so its goin to be a very sad day when I leave x
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    livery yard in staffordshire

    ok thankyou, i'm looking for assisted DIY, i will probably go up there tomorrow and have a look. xxx
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    Looking at New Livery Yard today

    Looking at new yards should be exciting, seeing what others have to offer and sometimes it highlights what your missing out on and alternatively what you already have that is great.
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    livery yard in staffordshire

    I'm moving in with my boyfriend in Stone and looking for a yard there. Does anyone know anywhere in the Stone or Barlaston area, any info would be great Thanks xxx
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    Yard Rant about Liveries!!!!!!!!!!

    Its ok for 'yard owners' to slag off their 'liveries' but how many of them admit to being worse than their 'liveries' who are supposed to be mates. the ones who say they sweep up their liveries mess after the farrier has been which is b*****s when they very rarely themselves sweep up their...
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    livery yards

    hey, i never found anyone suitable to help look after my horse on part loan, so i am looking for a new yard closer to home the half hour drive each way is getting more tedious and the traffic through newcastle is a nightmare. does anyone know a yard in stoke-on-trent near bradwell (next to...
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    itchy legs/feathers

    my horse is always itching her legs, shes been worse this year than ever and i dont know why or how else to treat them, any ideas? shes had various injections vets have suggested, louse fles powder etc, sprays ointments and even tried frontline that some mone suggested, shes also had her...
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    Would you want me to ride your horse?

    to be fair the contirbution side of it isnt an issue im not looking for someone to pay for things, i just want someone who i can trust to ride and look after my horse properly and not try to change how i look after him, i have seen to many people let others interefere with routines that their...
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    How tall are you lot who own cobs?

    im 5'3 and my cob is 14'3, he is a heavy weight though my legs never hung below is belly even when he is tip top fit
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    sharers

    im in staffordshire so anyone interested send me a private message for more details
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    following the "are show cobs too fat" post

    my cob is a heavy weight with an apple bum, and he is perfect weight for his breeding both the vet and my farrier have said he looks great. but i am sick of the woman who owns my yard making digs about him being fat!!! she forgets he will go out for three/four hour hacks without breaking a sweat...
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    Would you want me to ride your horse?

    im looking for a sharer to ride my cob and i would be happy for the person to do what ever they wanted whether it was hacking, schooling, jumping or whatever the more varied the better. think im too far too otherwise you could ride him. im in staffordshire/cheshire boarder
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    splints affecting horse value?

    my cob has had a splint for over a year now but it is only visible in the summer when his feathers thin out. i wouldnt sell him as a show horse but it hasnt affected his value but thats because of his colour. if you explain to people what it is then some wouldnt bother and most vets dont see...
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    sharers

    im thinking about getting someone to ride my horse a couple days a week and help out with stable chores in the winter. does anyone have any advice on finding the right person for the job?
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    livery yards

    turn out is a definate for me all year round and i like 24/7 turnout in the summer but its not necessary. i love indoor stables so when it is belting it down i can tir him up inside. good lights especially in winter. a hosing down area and decent hosepipe. but beware even small yards are bitchy...
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